I'm told he made 95 albums, but I only have three of them. He composed 4,000 tunes; I've probably heard 30 of them, and yet Ali Akbar Khan brought such joy to my life. The song you're hearing is ...

Legendary Indian musician and former UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Adjunct Professor Ali Akbar Khan died on June 18 at his home in San Anselmo, Calif. He was 87. One of the world’s most accomplished ...

Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, the master Indian musician and composer who was a pivotal figure in introducing the music of his homeland to the West, has died. He was 87. The legendary sarod player and ...

Sitting cross-legged in a thickly carpeted room on the second floor of a nondescript San Rafael house, Alam Khan introduces a new song to his vocal class. "This is a late night raga," he says, ...